Opinion on Ooth fertility

[sally]

My R stalli laid this ooth at the end of april. She was very old, and only laid the one ooth. It has been so long I doubted the ooth would hatch. It seemed to develop black specs. I sliced off a small piece and found what looked like pieces of wild rice. I kept it warm and hydrated, but I am ready to give up now Opinions?

 

[hibiscusmile]

should only take 6 weeks to hatch, sorry.

 

[ScienceGirl]

The "grains of rice" are the eggs. Are they hard and brittle, or soft and squishy?

 

[sally]

The "grains of rice" are the eggs. Are they hard and brittle, or soft and squishy?

The ones on the end were hard and brittle. I don't know about the middle. The black specs show all around the ooth.

 

[Termite48]

If you carefully dissect the entire ooth and count the "grains of rice" (eggs), you can see how many there were and at least have some data to help you in the future. It looks like the ooth was at one time improperly incubated and the eggs have dried up or rotted.

 

[sally]

If you carefully dissect the entire ooth and count the "grains of rice" (eggs), you can see how many there were and at least have some data to help you in the future. It looks like the ooth was at one time improperly incubated and the eggs have dried up or rotted.

Thanks, I must have botched it up somehow

 

[sally]

Now I have to see if I misted too much or not enough.....

 

[Rick]

The "grains of rice" are the eggs. Are they hard and brittle, or soft and squishy?

Doesn't matter. If they're black they are not viable.

 

[hibiscusmile]

Hard to overmist unless u r drowning it or a desert species.

 

[sally]

If you carefully dissect the entire ooth and count the "grains of rice" (eggs), you can see how many there were and at least have some data to help you in the future. It looks like the ooth was at one time improperly incubated and the eggs have dried up or rotted.

. If an ooth isn't fertile, would the eggs look like this ?